During 1985-1992, 247 cutaneous melanoma cases were registered in Granada: 105 males and 142 females. Annual average crude rates corresponding to this time period were 3.4 and 4.4 per 100,000 inhabitants for males and females respectively. The ASRW was 2.9 per 100,000 for males and 3.7 per 100,000 for females.